📍 16301 Sw 80th Ave, Palmetto Bay, Miami-Dade County, 33157
Southwood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmetto Bay, Miami-Dade County. The school has 1,098 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Southwood Middle School enrolls 1,098 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 674 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 207 | 19% |
| White | 176 | 16% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
463 of the school's 1,098 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwood Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 115.
Southwood Middle School is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,098 students, Southwood Middle School is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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